2017
Oral Contraceptives and Cigarette Smoking: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions
Allen AM, Weinberger AH, Wetherill RR, Howe CL, McKee SA. Oral Contraceptives and Cigarette Smoking: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, 21: 592-601. PMID: 29165663, PMCID: PMC6468133, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-related outcomesOC useOral contraceptivesSmoking cessation outcomesCessation outcomesOC usersNovel smoking cessation interventionUse of OCsNicotine metabolismWeight gainSmoking-related symptomsEndogenous sex hormonesSmoking cessation interventionFaster nicotine metabolismCross-sectional studyPhysiological stress responsePremenopausal smokersCurrent smokingPremenopausal womenCessation interventionsCigarette smokingEstradiol levelsSex hormonesGreater oddsFollowing keywords
2016
Targeting the Brain Stress Systems for the Treatment of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence: Translating Preclinical and Clinical Findings
Verplaetse TL, McKee SA. Targeting the Brain Stress Systems for the Treatment of Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence: Translating Preclinical and Clinical Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 314-322. PMID: 31275802, PMCID: PMC6609087, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0115-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain stress systemsTobacco useNoradrenergic systemTreatment strategiesCorticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) systemTobacco/nicotine dependenceMajority of smokersNicotine-induced activationPotential treatment strategySmoking-related outcomesNicotine-motivated behaviorsLong-term abstinenceStress systemClinical findingsAdrenal axisTobacco dependencePreventable mortalityClinical investigationNicotine dependenceRecent FindingsOneTherapeutic benefitPharmacological agentsCRF systemDrug AdministrationSummaryThis review
2013
Increased Cigarette Tax is Associated with Reductions in Alcohol Consumption in a Longitudinal U.S. Sample
Young‐Wolff K, Kasza KA, Hyland AJ, McKee SA. Increased Cigarette Tax is Associated with Reductions in Alcohol Consumption in a Longitudinal U.S. Sample. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2013, 38: 241-248. PMID: 23930623, PMCID: PMC3830619, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumptionPublic health benefitsInverse associationCigarette taxesLongitudinal U.S. sampleHealth benefitsYoung adult smokersSmoking-related outcomesFrequency of bingeBaseline alcohol consumptionNational Epidemiological SurveyBinge drinking frequencyMale smokersAdult smokersAlcohol consumersStratified analysisCigarette taxationDrinking statusEpidemiological studiesMultiple linear regression analysisHazardous drinkersSmokersEpidemiological surveyHealth behaviorsLinear regression analysis